121
121
Feb 18, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
first, let's look at what john mccain had to say about benghazi. chuck hagel was, of course, not in office during benghazi, but that has been a big issue. this is mccain and david gregory on "meet the press" over benghazi. >> we have had a massive coverup on the part of -- >> a massive coverup of what? i mean, susan -- wait a minute. susan rice said there was a lot of confusion. i'm asking you -- >> do you care, david? do you care? i'm asking you. i'm asking you, do you care whether four americans died? >> i just asked you a coverup of what? >> of the information concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has. i know that it hasn't. >> of course, benghazi is another issue they're holding against hagel because it gives them leverage. >> right. look, that is a common tactic in washington. we saw it with the brennan nomination actually from the democratic side getting leverage to get some of the information about the legal analysis for drone strikes. so fair game. the thin
first, let's look at what john mccain had to say about benghazi. chuck hagel was, of course, not in office during benghazi, but that has been a big issue. this is mccain and david gregory on "meet the press" over benghazi. >> we have had a massive coverup on the part of -- >> a massive coverup of what? i mean, susan -- wait a minute. susan rice said there was a lot of confusion. i'm asking you -- >> do you care, david? do you care? i'm asking you. i'm asking you, do...
115
115
Feb 14, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
that's what inspired john mccain, kelly, who is a critic of hagel's to come back to his defense against this freshman senator from texas who is raising the suggestion that he had taken money even from pyongyang or from iran. >> well, what's interesting about mccain's position here is that he has said very clearly that he does not believe that chuck hagel was the right choice in this instance. he believes his performance at his hearing was poor. he took real issue with his fellow republican ted cruz of texas and said that chuck hagel is an honorable man and wanted to defend him in this process. where it gets harder for mccain is that lindsey graham is perhaps his greatest ally in the senate, and he believes that there are legitimate questions about benghazi still to be answered. not so much looking at the past, although politically that's what they want to do. also trying to make sure that they understand what's going on with some of these issues as they may pertain to future hot spots. mccain is not jumping to the ted cruz bandwagon, but i would surmise that he wants to be protective of
that's what inspired john mccain, kelly, who is a critic of hagel's to come back to his defense against this freshman senator from texas who is raising the suggestion that he had taken money even from pyongyang or from iran. >> well, what's interesting about mccain's position here is that he has said very clearly that he does not believe that chuck hagel was the right choice in this instance. he believes his performance at his hearing was poor. he took real issue with his fellow...
147
147
Mar 14, 2013
03/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain called him a whacko bird. >> the other day ted cruz said i take that as a badge of honor. to chris's point, you have to give ted cruz some credit. which he came with this tea party fervor and it hasn't gone away. but the senate and the house are two very different places. folks in the senate will tell you this is the place where decorum and rules and you know, the relationships matter much more than in the house. so he's never going to win mr. congeniality with either party. the one thing i want to note when we look at those two, the back-and-forth between those two. the real problem for dianne feinstein, isn't necessarily ted cruz. it's democrats who sit in red states. especially democratic senators in red states who are up in 2014. they're not going to get into a constitutional battle with dianne feinstein. they don't want it to be public. but they're not going to be comfortable at all supporting something like this. >> and kristen welker, at the same time the president back on the hill today. what we have enter the reporting from mark murray and dominico and chuck todd,
john mccain called him a whacko bird. >> the other day ted cruz said i take that as a badge of honor. to chris's point, you have to give ted cruz some credit. which he came with this tea party fervor and it hasn't gone away. but the senate and the house are two very different places. folks in the senate will tell you this is the place where decorum and rules and you know, the relationships matter much more than in the house. so he's never going to win mr. congeniality with either party....
100
100
Mar 7, 2013
03/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government, would drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda, that -- that is -- that brings the conversation from a serious discussion about u.s. policy to the realm of the ridiculous. >> so rand paul now let the senate confirm the cia director? stay tuned. and is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? president obama invites paul ryan to the white house for lunch after dining with senate republicans at the jefferson hotel. swanky too. >> how did the meeting go? >> just fine. great. wonderful. >> i am more optimistic just from a personal standpoint. >> senato
rand paul's cia filibuster gets slammed by john mccain. is objecting to your government or objecting to the policy of government sympathizing with the enemy? some openly were sympathetic. no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it's one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda? >> somehow to allege that the united states of america, our government,...
131
131
Jan 28, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
you had john mccain on the republican side. the maverick came together and mccain got crushed on this issue. it was very damaging to him both in his presidential and also in his senate re-elect, so i think it's what's important to watch here as the immigration stuff unrolls this week. it's how are grassroots particularly conservatives reacting to these proposals. >> and the next big step coming up we've got a vote in the senate foreign relations committee tomorrow on john kerry. that's going to be automatic. he is going to be breezed through and voted for and hillary clinton leaves friday. he will be coming in next monday. let's talk about chuck hagel and his confirmation hearing is on friday. you're just back from israel. what is the view there now? >> well, the israelis are very cautious about not saying anything. you know, there was this whole business about interfering about the netanyahu government. they're being hyper cautious about not saying anything. that said there's a lot of worry that he is you're going to distance
you had john mccain on the republican side. the maverick came together and mccain got crushed on this issue. it was very damaging to him both in his presidential and also in his senate re-elect, so i think it's what's important to watch here as the immigration stuff unrolls this week. it's how are grassroots particularly conservatives reacting to these proposals. >> and the next big step coming up we've got a vote in the senate foreign relations committee tomorrow on john kerry. that's...
103
103
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama calls marco rubio and lindsey graham to talk immigration reform as john mccain faces an angry town hall at home. >> i'd like to respond to any questions or comments or insults that you may have. >> believe me, that is only the beginning. wait until you see what happens next. >>> joe biden being biden. the vice president's frank advice to parents on self defense and gun control. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun. you don't need an ar-15. it's harder to aim, it's harder to use, and, in fact, you don't need 30 rounds to protect yourself. buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >>> and cyber war as the white house promises a more aggressive response to hacking attacks. we're joined by house intelligence chairman mike rogers. >>> and eyes on the road. we'll reveal the real reason why almost everybody has dash cam in russia. >> apparently in russia it's common in your morning commute to involve a hatchet dispute, fighter chopper fly by, or, i don't know, tank! how unfazed are russians? >> and the cows, they just got up and went on their way across the st
president obama calls marco rubio and lindsey graham to talk immigration reform as john mccain faces an angry town hall at home. >> i'd like to respond to any questions or comments or insults that you may have. >> believe me, that is only the beginning. wait until you see what happens next. >>> joe biden being biden. the vice president's frank advice to parents on self defense and gun control. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun. you don't...
86
86
Oct 14, 2013
10/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 86
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain is also asking the president get more involved. the president invited leaders to come over at 3:00 this afternoon. this is mccain on "face the nation" with bob schieffer yesterday. >> i'm hopeful we will get negotiations, i hope the president will become engaged. maybe we need to get joe biden out of the witness protection program. he has good relationships. >> we haven't heard very much from him. >> what has happened to joe biden? harry reid seems to be keeping him out of the negotiations? >> my sense is he's involved in all the discussions, involved in all the meetings at the white house. i suspect over the long haul he will play a constructive role here. he's involved in the meetings this afternoon with the leadership. i don't think there's any magic bullet, no secret player. there's very fundamental things that have to be done here. room has to be created for a serious discussion about the long-term in terms of the budget and that has to be done in such a way that both houses of congress pass it. the senate seems to be moving t
john mccain is also asking the president get more involved. the president invited leaders to come over at 3:00 this afternoon. this is mccain on "face the nation" with bob schieffer yesterday. >> i'm hopeful we will get negotiations, i hope the president will become engaged. maybe we need to get joe biden out of the witness protection program. he has good relationships. >> we haven't heard very much from him. >> what has happened to joe biden? harry reid seems to be...
179
179
Jan 15, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain, obviously a troubling factor in terms of mccain's response. >> he is well quadfied. i have known him for years. the president has known him for years. he is entitled to have the people he wants for his cabinet, unless there's? fundamental character flaw or policy difference which would make that person unqualified. i think you have to start with that premise, and i think you start with that premise, then you will not find the disqualifying factors there. chuck hagel is well known to the president. he is very, very well founded in foreign policy, security policy. he is a substantive individual, serious-minded, tough-minded, and blunt. >> is he tough enough to cut the pentagon budget where you know in this era that it has to be deeply cut? can he get that through without republican allies because he does seem to be short of republican allies? >> well, i think republicans and democrats are going have to decide what is our mission. what are the threats? what are the requirements to meet those threats, and then devise a budget that needs -- if you start with a premise, we
mccain, obviously a troubling factor in terms of mccain's response. >> he is well quadfied. i have known him for years. the president has known him for years. he is entitled to have the people he wants for his cabinet, unless there's? fundamental character flaw or policy difference which would make that person unqualified. i think you have to start with that premise, and i think you start with that premise, then you will not find the disqualifying factors there. chuck hagel is well known...
130
130
Feb 1, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about all the issues. he is treating this nomination like everything he --s with great seriousness, and i commend him for that. >> we're just learning that at least the associated press and the boston globe both reporting that scott brown will not be running for the seat next toor to you in rhode island. what do you think of that, since he was widely viewed as the biggest challenge to a perspective democrat running for that open seat? of course, the john kerry seat. >> i -- all politics is local. i'm a little surprised, but i -- my reaction would be that he has made a decision. he knows better than anyone what's it like to serve in the senate, what is it like to run for the senate, and you have to thank him for his service and respect his decision. >> and back to the hagel situation and what's going to happen at d.o.d. we've been talking here about how his performance, assuming that he does get confirmed, does that weaken him going into the pentagon where there are a lot of sharks ready to attack? >> no, a
i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about all the issues. he is treating this nomination like everything he --s with great seriousness, and i commend him for that. >> we're just learning that at least the associated press and the boston globe both reporting that scott brown will not be running for the seat next toor to you in rhode island. what do you think of that, since he was widely viewed as the biggest challenge to a perspective democrat running for that...
51
51
Jan 29, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 51
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> it's best symbolized by this unlikely duo of john mccain and chuck schumer on morning joe today. take a look at them together. this is when they were asked about whether this really amounts to amnesty, which, of course, is according to some republicans a dirty word. let's watch. >> this is not amnesty. it is a tough path to citizenship, but it is an opportunity, and they get in line between -- behind everyone who has come to this country legally. >> you have to work. you have to pay taxes. you are going pay a fine. there will be some admission of wrong doing. so it is not amnesty in any sense of the word. >> chris, susan was just talking about warmer temperatures today. it does feel different. maybe we're just all so hungry for anything that's bipart sfwlan, but this seems to be real. >> it does seem to be real. i would say that i think what senators mccain and schumer are talking about is the nub of the issue. particularly can republican members of congress convince their -- themselves and the people who elect them that this path to citizenship clause is tough enough that it doe
. >> it's best symbolized by this unlikely duo of john mccain and chuck schumer on morning joe today. take a look at them together. this is when they were asked about whether this really amounts to amnesty, which, of course, is according to some republicans a dirty word. let's watch. >> this is not amnesty. it is a tough path to citizenship, but it is an opportunity, and they get in line between -- behind everyone who has come to this country legally. >> you have to work. you...
107
107
Jun 13, 2013
06/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
i think bill clinton generally likes john mccain. he gave him a platform in 2008 at the global initiative when mccain was the republican nominee against barack obama. there is history between of two of them. it was a long event and a -- clinton spoke quite a bit. one ge. context of the decisions bill clinton made about kosovo and bosnia, how does bill clinton see what he views in the world now. mccain said specifically the middle east, how do you view what's going on in various parts of the world in terms of large-scale killings. clinton gave a very long answer. then he brought it back to saying that, if he had -- essentially, if he had governed by polls, if he had governed by telling the american public that congress was just so opposed to it that he would have looked like "a total wuss." and americans expect their presidents and members of congress to lead and that's what they elect them for. he got asked another question about the middle east, not specific about syria but what the u.s. role should there be given this post-arab spr
i think bill clinton generally likes john mccain. he gave him a platform in 2008 at the global initiative when mccain was the republican nominee against barack obama. there is history between of two of them. it was a long event and a -- clinton spoke quite a bit. one ge. context of the decisions bill clinton made about kosovo and bosnia, how does bill clinton see what he views in the world now. mccain said specifically the middle east, how do you view what's going on in various parts of the...
104
104
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> and is john mccain now conceding this is all a grudge match? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder sense the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. >> the heroes of newtown. president obama pos thumously awards the medal to six people who died while rescuing the children. >> dawn hotsprung and mary serlach, vicky solo, lauren russo, rachel devino, ann marie murphy. they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. that's who we honor today. the courageous heart, the selfless spirit, the inspiring actions of extraordinary americans. >> the triumph was no triumph. the carnival cruise ship finally reaches shore, and -- >> we didn't have water. we didn't have showers. we didn't have hot meals. >> it was lite
. >> and is john mccain now conceding this is all a grudge match? >> there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover, said that the surge was the worst blunder sense the vietnam war, which is nonsense, and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. >> the heroes of newtown. president obama pos thumously awards the...
57
57
Sep 30, 2013
09/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
i don't care what john mccain thinks. andrea, i don't care what john mccain thinks. >> the election was held largely on the subject of obama care, of the affordable care act. >> absolutely. >> john mccain, he lost. the supreme court ruled. it's a fact of life. you wouldn't expect the president to back off his crowning achievement from his point of view. why not fight this on another issue. >> andrea, nancy pelosi and democrats controlled the house in 2008 when they passed this monstrosity. she was the one who said we need to pass it in order to find out what's in it. guess what, the election of 2010 had a sweeping change. republicans came sweeping in to take control of the house. i, too, won an election. do you want me to disregard all my voters and all the promises i made and how i got elected? there were lots of people who got elected particularly in 2010 on this issue and to say you should forget about that because of president obama's lec. we can't do that. there has to be some respect we, too, were elected of the maj
i don't care what john mccain thinks. andrea, i don't care what john mccain thinks. >> the election was held largely on the subject of obama care, of the affordable care act. >> absolutely. >> john mccain, he lost. the supreme court ruled. it's a fact of life. you wouldn't expect the president to back off his crowning achievement from his point of view. why not fight this on another issue. >> andrea, nancy pelosi and democrats controlled the house in 2008 when they...
101
101
Jul 31, 2013
07/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
he has his hands full when, you know, taking on john mccain. it's going to provide endless entertainment. and unlike, you know. >> the weiner scandal you were just talking about, it's at least a substantive one. you know, it serves to -- it's a debate worth having. >> and i think when the new republic questioned john mccain about who he would support in 2016, hillary clinton versus rand paul, he said something about how he'd have to think about it or make up his mind. so that's a pretty strong statement. thanks very much, jackie. good to see you and chris cillizza and of course our own kelly o'donnell. >>> sleeping on the job and special treatment for family members, that's a few examples of misconduct investigating the transportation security administration. today a house subcommittee questioned tsa administrators. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, obviously the tsa not the most popular agency among most travelers although they've been trying to be a little bit more consumer friendly. this is pretty appalling, the kin
he has his hands full when, you know, taking on john mccain. it's going to provide endless entertainment. and unlike, you know. >> the weiner scandal you were just talking about, it's at least a substantive one. you know, it serves to -- it's a debate worth having. >> and i think when the new republic questioned john mccain about who he would support in 2016, hillary clinton versus rand paul, he said something about how he'd have to think about it or make up his mind. so that's a...
186
186
Jan 23, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
but john mccain, john mccain asked her about that cable that was sent by chris stevens, the ambassador who died on 9/11, the day of the attack. hillary clinton answered by talking about what the house has held back and the holds on security funds for their budget, but never really responded why she had not seen that cable, why all of these requests had not reached her desk. >> it was a deft sidestep and probably with the mccain/clinton matchup, it was the most even handed of the exchanges we saw today. they have a long history. they are good personal friends. there's a lot of respect between them. there is a lot of warmth between them, but on this issue, mccain got out of the way all of his thanks and salutations to the secretary, then said he strongly disagrees. she came prepared to put some of the burden back on congress, so she was armed with a lot of facts about things congress has done or not done that might contribute to the overall security picture for these missions in dangerous places. what i was also struck by is, i can't remember another time during a hearing when a senator
but john mccain, john mccain asked her about that cable that was sent by chris stevens, the ambassador who died on 9/11, the day of the attack. hillary clinton answered by talking about what the house has held back and the holds on security funds for their budget, but never really responded why she had not seen that cable, why all of these requests had not reached her desk. >> it was a deft sidestep and probably with the mccain/clinton matchup, it was the most even handed of the exchanges...
78
78
Feb 15, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to be engaged. i don't think we know exactly where that conversation is at the moment, but i think, you know what, secretary kerry is doing is showing the leadership that's needed from the united states to try to push political transition. that is ultimately what is going to change the course in syria and coming forward with a plan, building some consensus around that, both within syria and in the international community, i think that's right the right first step in the middle east. >> great to see you. thank you for joining us today. >> coming up next, secretary term challenges. we'll talk to michael. stay with us. ition to taste g
pressure from john mccain and others to do more to help the rebels. what kind of political transition is possible without russia buying in? he has been in office now a week. he has tried to talk to the foreign minister since the north korean test, and so far has not had that call returned. that would indicate that russia is somehow avoiding a closer relationship with the new secretary. >> i think russia wra certainly needs to be engaged. i don't think we know exactly where that...
153
153
May 1, 2013
05/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
bush, secretary of defense bob gates, john mccain, all said guantanamo needs to be closed. it was built as a temporary facility. it was built in large part to try to avoid u.s. law. it is an international eyesore. it is completely unsustainable. and it is very simple to shut it down. we can house -- there is 166 people there. >> congress passed -- congress passed laws that said you can't bring them to the states to be tried or incarcerated. >> i'm sorry. from a policy standpoint, the logical thing to do, there is a clear option. yes, you're right, congress led primarily by the republicans blocked the president's ability to do that. i've advocated forever how many years it's been going on to remove that block. we have another opportunity to do that this year in the national defense authorize oing act, and i think we have to. we remove the block to the president transferring people out of guantanamo. now we can have a separate debate about who needs to be held, but to maintain this temporary facility that is falling apart, the most expensive prison in the world, it is just --
bush, secretary of defense bob gates, john mccain, all said guantanamo needs to be closed. it was built as a temporary facility. it was built in large part to try to avoid u.s. law. it is an international eyesore. it is completely unsustainable. and it is very simple to shut it down. we can house -- there is 166 people there. >> congress passed -- congress passed laws that said you can't bring them to the states to be tried or incarcerated. >> i'm sorry. from a policy standpoint,...
90
90
Mar 8, 2013
03/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the good, the bad, and any ugly? >> most of bad. excuse me. mostly good. >> good, good, good. >> no ugly that i can see. the number of jobs created quite a bit mo expecting. if you look over the last few months, it looks like we're sustaining job growth from the 150,000 to 200,000 area. more hours means more income, more spending power, but the main thing -- the main take-away p is what's not happening. we are not seeing the economy crumple even though it was hit with big tax increases in january and higher gasoline prices. >> the headwinds may be felt in that this might have been a bigger move forward than otherwise,
a now "new york times" photographer steven crowley captures john mccain and rand paul only moments after mccain slammed paul's made for television filibuster. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live from washington. the stock market soaring to a new record high. the jobless numbers are at a four-ee low, and the washington post chris joins us now along with greg with the economist and cnbc wr this is your specialty, so let's start with you today. let's get behind the numbers, the...
154
154
Aug 12, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
that was the point senator john mccain was making this weekend that representative peter king was making, for example. of course the white house's response is that the president has been tough on a number of foreign policy issues. look at the fact he took down osama bin laden. however, this is an issue, peter, that continues to dog this president, of course, snowden was offered temporary asylum in russia. these are things that are going to overshadow the goals president obama mapped out for his second term, including immigration reform, which right now seems like a huge up hill batter. peter? >> thank you. >> thank you, peter. >>> despite the possibility of security forces dispersing the entrenched protesters. thousands hunkered down in two separate sit-in sites in cairo. more than 250 people have been killed since morsi was removed from power by the military on july 3rd. meanwhile, american embassies in egypt and 17 other countries across the middle east and africa reopened sunday. that terror threat, linked with al qaeda triggered the decision to shut the embassies a week ago. the u.s.
that was the point senator john mccain was making this weekend that representative peter king was making, for example. of course the white house's response is that the president has been tough on a number of foreign policy issues. look at the fact he took down osama bin laden. however, this is an issue, peter, that continues to dog this president, of course, snowden was offered temporary asylum in russia. these are things that are going to overshadow the goals president obama mapped out for his...
52
52
Aug 16, 2013
08/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 52
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain has been opposed to the continuation of aid to that country. the two men both recently went there to egypt as emissaries for the administration and are calling for further action. those live pictures from cairo, egypt. >>> before we end this hour, we want to look at what stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. chris is back with us now. chris, you'll allow us to indull engine a little lit of light sports fair. president yankees and a-rod, his first crack at boston. more importantly, the boston fans have their first crack at him. >> you've got that right. i predict loud booing and a bad weekend for a-rod with the latest allegations. this story goes from bad to worse. i think the yankees from a pr standpoint would wish it would all just go away. obviously, he's appealing his basically year and a half long suspension and can play until then, which i'm guessing if you gave them all truth serum on that yankees bench, they would prefer that not be the case. it's going to be a real bronx cheer in boston this evening, is my guess for a-rod. >
john mccain has been opposed to the continuation of aid to that country. the two men both recently went there to egypt as emissaries for the administration and are calling for further action. those live pictures from cairo, egypt. >>> before we end this hour, we want to look at what stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. chris is back with us now. chris, you'll allow us to indull engine a little lit of light sports fair. president yankees and a-rod, his first crack at...
155
155
Jun 7, 2013
06/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 1
. >> kelly o'donnell is the other news that john mccain, dianne feinstein and white house chief of staff, dennis mcdonough are heading down to gitmo to take a look at the continuing hunger strike, 42 out of 100 and some prisoners are on strike and those 52 of those prisoners that were supposed to go back to yemen have been approved to go and are among the hunger strikers. >> by taking a trip like this they want to shine a light on this situation. get a chance to see firsthand what the situation is. they've been certainly senator feinstein most recently reached out to tom donnellen in the white house, asking for clarification about this. to try to move forward on closing guantanamo bay. so this is a way to bring attention and they have been big voices on this subject. >> does this mean possibly that john mccain would help bridge the divide and build some support on his side of the aisle for closing guantanamo? >> he has had a complicated position on that for working with some of his colleagues. because he has a different point of view with his own life experience than some of his colleagu
. >> kelly o'donnell is the other news that john mccain, dianne feinstein and white house chief of staff, dennis mcdonough are heading down to gitmo to take a look at the continuing hunger strike, 42 out of 100 and some prisoners are on strike and those 52 of those prisoners that were supposed to go back to yemen have been approved to go and are among the hunger strikers. >> by taking a trip like this they want to shine a light on this situation. get a chance to see firsthand what...
129
129
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
i do think it's worth noting is john mccain. we've talked about john mccain and chuck hagel. once very close friends. mccain during the chuck hagel confirmation hearing was one of the most poignant, maybe ted cruise was the most poignant, but one of the most pointed critics of haling. mccain not putting his name to that letter. it's -- this seems like a foregone conclusion here in that this is much more for the public record and for history's sake why this letter was sent. >> and one more thing. before we leave, hagel, is this whole stir yesterday where. >> did you take money from the friends of hamas? >> it's lake-effect like this was a star claim we are bsh it got some legs, and it was all about theater. when you had all those senators, you know, people like cruise questioning him, talking about the friends of hamas, i mean, they were out for blood when it came to hagel and how to make a design in some ways. >> without even checking factual basis for their questions. >> no. >> you can ask anything and create a soundbyte, and people pick it up in social media, and it's off a
i do think it's worth noting is john mccain. we've talked about john mccain and chuck hagel. once very close friends. mccain during the chuck hagel confirmation hearing was one of the most poignant, maybe ted cruise was the most poignant, but one of the most pointed critics of haling. mccain not putting his name to that letter. it's -- this seems like a foregone conclusion here in that this is much more for the public record and for history's sake why this letter was sent. >> and one more...
60
60
Nov 4, 2013
11/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
he didn't want the distraction sarah palin caused when she was selected by john mccain. he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was remarkably uncooperative. they would ask for things, document and other information. whereas other candidates handed things in promptly, governor christie does not. we don't know of a case where they agree to be vetted then slow walks things in. that frustrated the vetting team. the head said, look, if we ask for something and don't get it back, we have to assume there's something negative there. we can't assume the best. governor christie sent his stuff in, not everything from the vetter's point of view, wrote a report after a crash vet and said here are the concerns we have, the missing d
he didn't want the distraction sarah palin caused when she was selected by john mccain. he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was...
84
84
Jul 8, 2013
07/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 84
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain is all over their case, cut off the money immediately. how do they balance this? >> well, i mean there is no blueprint. and even critics of what the white house are saying privately admit that there is no clear-cut answer here. you know you got to do this. they made the decision not to cut off aid. so why did they do that? by saying it is not a coup. had they done that, that would have kick in some things so they made that decision. their first pry or here is to somehow convince them to let morsi go. they know if there is any chance -- and they do plan on being a lot more involved in the building of this phase two, whatever we want to call it, second chance at building an egyptian democracy, be more involved at trying to bring multiple parties together in some sort of unity government. but it doesn't have a chance unless morsi's released. >> immigration. here the republicans have a chance to try to remake the image of their party. john boehner saying that he's going to demand at least 50% of his caucus. is that a holding action while he tries to build support or i
john mccain is all over their case, cut off the money immediately. how do they balance this? >> well, i mean there is no blueprint. and even critics of what the white house are saying privately admit that there is no clear-cut answer here. you know you got to do this. they made the decision not to cut off aid. so why did they do that? by saying it is not a coup. had they done that, that would have kick in some things so they made that decision. their first pry or here is to somehow...
100
100
Jan 14, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> what do you say to john mccain who survived five years of torture in the hanoi hilton and others who are very tough on defense but argue that it's really important for the protection of our troops that we not cross this line, that we have to be who we are because we are giving our enemies a weapon to use against our own if they're captured? >> right. let me be clear. one thing to agree 100% on with senator mccain is the notion that torture is wrong. torture is detrimental to our troops. but again, i was speaking personally about how intellectually and personally i understand the arguments and they're right but on a deep down emotional level, when confronted with the news that osama bin laden had been killed, when the nation was going through the conversation about what role did torture play in getting information that led to his capture and killing, and my thinking, being in this morally conflicted space of thinking, well, you know what? i really don't care what it -- what the government had to do to get to this point. but again, i want to reiterate that i don't want to be put in
. >> what do you say to john mccain who survived five years of torture in the hanoi hilton and others who are very tough on defense but argue that it's really important for the protection of our troops that we not cross this line, that we have to be who we are because we are giving our enemies a weapon to use against our own if they're captured? >> right. let me be clear. one thing to agree 100% on with senator mccain is the notion that torture is wrong. torture is detrimental to...
105
105
May 30, 2013
05/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
kerry. >> is john mccain correct? he was in syria, briefly meeting with the rebels and was basically saying, enough already. we have to change policy. >> well, i, my views have evolved. i said that on this show. six months ago i think we should have changed policy and surely consistent with president obama's view that no boots on the ground, and no active u.s. provision of weapons. we can encourage our allies in europe and in the gulf states who want to do this, too. to provide the weapons they choose to and we can also train folks outside of syria in the use of the weapons. but it seems to me, that to imagine and wish that things will go smoothly for the next month or two until there is a diplomatic negotiation, is really helping the bashar al assad regime survive and possibly will result in the death of tens of thousands of more syrians, but also this massive refugee crisis in jordan and turkey. there are even 200,000 syrian refugees in egypt. that is destabilizing all the regimes in the region and send the exact wr
kerry. >> is john mccain correct? he was in syria, briefly meeting with the rebels and was basically saying, enough already. we have to change policy. >> well, i, my views have evolved. i said that on this show. six months ago i think we should have changed policy and surely consistent with president obama's view that no boots on the ground, and no active u.s. provision of weapons. we can encourage our allies in europe and in the gulf states who want to do this, too. to provide the...
101
101
Apr 15, 2013
04/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
we saw this in 2007, when you had john mccain and ted kennedy working on a comprehensive deal. you started to see the same kind of doubting thomass that jeff sessions has been, that was the ultimate undoing of a comprehensive bill. is it amnesty. what is the pathway, are folks jumping ahead in line. certainly marco rubio is making a case that they are not jumping ahead. it would be easier and cheaper for them to leave the country, go back to their home country and apply for a visa and re-enter. he's trying to make a case that this is going to be tougher for folks to hang around and wait at the back of the line. but certainly doing it piece hmiel would be very, very tough. i was talking to an old senate hand the other day who thinks that no issue is harder than immigration to get around. because it's emotional. and while the temperature is down right now it will come back up again when the debate starts in full. >> and i would say, chris, good point there. i would say watch conservative talk radio. conservative talk radio defeated comprehensive immigration reform in 2007. how di
we saw this in 2007, when you had john mccain and ted kennedy working on a comprehensive deal. you started to see the same kind of doubting thomass that jeff sessions has been, that was the ultimate undoing of a comprehensive bill. is it amnesty. what is the pathway, are folks jumping ahead in line. certainly marco rubio is making a case that they are not jumping ahead. it would be easier and cheaper for them to leave the country, go back to their home country and apply for a visa and re-enter....
105
105
Sep 6, 2013
09/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
you saw that town hall meeting that john mccain was at. he got all kinds of blow back from the idea of another u.s. military action there. so i'm not sure the white house thinks the oval office address will turn the tide. but they're certainly not going to turn the tide without it. this comes after a pretty hopeful start to the week. john boehner and republican heads of the house saying they would back this. on this issue as on others -- >> there is a time that would be all the president needed. but times have changed. chris lizza, susan page, thanks for joining us. chris we'll see you at the end of the show. >>> during today's press conference in st. petersburg, president obama said he understands what lawmakers are hearing back home and where those frustrated constituents are coming from. >> i knew this was going to be a heavy lift. i said that on saturday when i said we're going to take it to congress. our polling operations are pretty good. i tend to have a pretty good sense of what current popular opinion is. and for the american peop
you saw that town hall meeting that john mccain was at. he got all kinds of blow back from the idea of another u.s. military action there. so i'm not sure the white house thinks the oval office address will turn the tide. but they're certainly not going to turn the tide without it. this comes after a pretty hopeful start to the week. john boehner and republican heads of the house saying they would back this. on this issue as on others -- >> there is a time that would be all the president...
52
52
Feb 22, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 52
favorite 0
quote 0
when you have senator john mccain scolding you, when senator john mccain has been one person who has been after chuck hagel on his own, then you know you have gone too far. rubio was flawless last week. he took a mistake, which looked like the mistake of a water bottle, and turned it into a plus, like few politicians have ever done. maybe like bill clinton we went on, i think, one of the late night talk shows to make fun of johnny carson. john where i carson. s thank you. >> well, rubio so far has just about done everything right, and if one of the big players in the emgregs debate, working with the other side, and has shown that aside from that state of the union response, he picks himself up and moves right on and is making his foreign trip. thank you very much. margaret, good to see you. chris, of course, our daily fix. connecticut lawmakers, meanwhile, are moving very swiftly on new laws at the state level to combat gun violence inspect response to the newtown massacre. vice president biden was there yesterday to urge them on. >> the reflection of what the standing assumption is
when you have senator john mccain scolding you, when senator john mccain has been one person who has been after chuck hagel on his own, then you know you have gone too far. rubio was flawless last week. he took a mistake, which looked like the mistake of a water bottle, and turned it into a plus, like few politicians have ever done. maybe like bill clinton we went on, i think, one of the late night talk shows to make fun of johnny carson. john where i carson. s thank you. >> well, rubio...
71
71
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
of the things that john mccain has been pushing hard. doesn't the united states have to do more? >> i think the answer is yes. i mean, it's clear that there are risks in acting, but i think we have to take a look at what are the risks and costs of not acting. and i think we have to keep in mind the kind of red lines that the president has established in the use of chemical weapons or the israelis have established in terms of -- >> just look at what they've acknowledged in munich that they were involved in that strike which everyone sort of knew, but interesting that he would say so. >> and what it highlights is things are going to happen. you'd rather put us in a position that rather than being driven to do something, we're in a position to try to effect the landscape more and we don't wait to be in a position where we have to react, but we're in a position where we try to influence more what the shape of the landscape is going to be. >> finally, as we look forward to john when in anbrennan's con hearing, how much blow back is in the uni
of the things that john mccain has been pushing hard. doesn't the united states have to do more? >> i think the answer is yes. i mean, it's clear that there are risks in acting, but i think we have to take a look at what are the risks and costs of not acting. and i think we have to keep in mind the kind of red lines that the president has established in the use of chemical weapons or the israelis have established in terms of -- >> just look at what they've acknowledged in munich...
99
99
Feb 27, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> and from john mccain and former senator kerry. and others. he wasn't as forward leaning as mccain and others. in the senate we are arguing we had to rethink this. hillary clinton and leon panetta and chairman dempsey and others argued and the president rejected it. >> that's the governoring reality. john kerry wants to do x, y and z but he works for the president now. i don't think you are going to see that much different. you are going to see the seron rebels getting something from america where they used to get nothing. it's not necessarily going to change the calculus. >> it's going to be more money and through non-governmental organizations. >> the other interesting question is, is it too late to affect the make up of the opposition? the islamists, the al qaeda affiliated groups have been getting lot of weapons through turkey, through saudi arabia. they are very powerful in that coalition. we spent two years not supporting the sort of people we would like to see take over syria. so, it might be too late on that front as well. >> we saw th
. >> and from john mccain and former senator kerry. and others. he wasn't as forward leaning as mccain and others. in the senate we are arguing we had to rethink this. hillary clinton and leon panetta and chairman dempsey and others argued and the president rejected it. >> that's the governoring reality. john kerry wants to do x, y and z but he works for the president now. i don't think you are going to see that much different. you are going to see the seron rebels getting something...
169
169
Mar 27, 2013
03/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain. chris, chuck schumer, checking out border security in arizona. that's so much to go on there. but more importantly, they are moving towards this april 8th deadline of bipartisan agreement on o immigration reform. >> let me first compliment the andrea mitchell report show and you for getting "city slickers" into the show. i'm always hesitant to predict a b bigbie bipartisan victory because they haven't had many. with the senate campaign going out there, it suggests there is the real possibility here of that comprehensive deal and i would add there's a new republican motive. em top leaders feel they have to get this immigration reform behind them so they can appeal to other hispanics and other cultural issues where they feel they have better footing. >> and the president will use his pulpit, and telemundo will have that also. julie -- sorry, tomorrow at 3:00 p.m., the first female head of the secret service in its over hundred-year history. quite significant especially after the scandal
mccain. chris, chuck schumer, checking out border security in arizona. that's so much to go on there. but more importantly, they are moving towards this april 8th deadline of bipartisan agreement on o immigration reform. >> let me first compliment the andrea mitchell report show and you for getting "city slickers" into the show. i'm always hesitant to predict a b bigbie bipartisan victory because they haven't had many. with the senate campaign going out there, it suggests there...
96
96
Feb 4, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
further calls over the weekend by senator john mccain that the administration should do more to arm the rebels and help the rebels, and other people, of course -- from the munich security conference that was held over this past weekend, and then, of course, you have the news from iran that appears to be accepting the invitation to engage in talks with the united states and the other permanent members of the security council. there's a very big, very tough agenda ahead of this new swuf state. >> and, in fact, there was some reporting over the weekend that hillary clinton had tried to move the white house to be more aggressive on syria on arming the rebels, and that john kerry is actually more in sync with mccain on that and with a more aggressive posture of leadership for the u.s. on syria. >> well, i think the administration is going to have to ask itself whether its present policy can work because assad is just strong enough to survive, and the rebels are not strong enough to win this battalions, and more than 60,000 people, many of them civilians, have been killed. a stalemate does no
further calls over the weekend by senator john mccain that the administration should do more to arm the rebels and help the rebels, and other people, of course -- from the munich security conference that was held over this past weekend, and then, of course, you have the news from iran that appears to be accepting the invitation to engage in talks with the united states and the other permanent members of the security council. there's a very big, very tough agenda ahead of this new swuf state....
123
123
Mar 4, 2013
03/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain. is he in good company, if you will, getting over this. not everybody is bob dole and walter mondale, who both seemed to be comfortable losing, if you will. >> it has to be enormously hard to put yourself out there and lose the presidency. in some ways i wouldn't expect him to be -- he did say some critical things about the campaign. the thing in that clip that struck me is the fact that he really honestly believes that obama care was a big plus for the president, and it's really striking because when the bill passed and then a year or two afterwards it remained unpopular, the white house just kept saying, no, eventually it will be popular, eventually it will be popular, and it's sort of fascinating that romney now agree with them, that it might be the obama care that it might be the early stages of following things like medicare that are ultimately seen as a benefit, part of the safety net that is actually quite popular. >> i think one thing that was an agreement on, it was very popular among hispanics, which has been part of that convers
john mccain. is he in good company, if you will, getting over this. not everybody is bob dole and walter mondale, who both seemed to be comfortable losing, if you will. >> it has to be enormously hard to put yourself out there and lose the presidency. in some ways i wouldn't expect him to be -- he did say some critical things about the campaign. the thing in that clip that struck me is the fact that he really honestly believes that obama care was a big plus for the president, and it's...